Kirishima's POV
Once again, I stopped on the way back and got two caramel frappes because I know Midoriya likes them two. I take a sip of mine before getting to the dorms again. I walk into the building and straight away, I see Midoriya and his squad talking on the sofa with Momo and Jirou.
''Hey Midoriya, can we talk please?'' I ask, showing him the frappe while walking towards the group. ''Oh, hey Kirishima!'' he says with a beaming smile as he stands up. ''Bye guys.'' he says as he walks towards me. We head to my dorm, my heart booming through my ribcage as I open the door to let him in.
He sits down on the end of my bed, sipping on his frappe. ''Thank you for the drink.'' he smiles. ''So what did you need?'' he asks. He's been working on how embarrassed and flustered he gets so now, he can have a normal conversation without stuttering and blushing every second. That might just make this whole thing a little easier. Then I feel a flutter in my chest and I cough a little before putting my hand and two petals into my pocket.
I close the door and walk towards him, sitting on the opposite end of the bed. I take a small sip of my drink as I think about how to say this. ''Do you know what hanahaki disease is?'' I ask after a moment. He looks at me with a strange expression,
''I've heard of it but I don't know the ins and outs. Why?'' he asks. I set my drink on the side and twiddle my thumbs for a moment, feeling that familiar flutter in my chest and that scent of flowers to signal the petals rising in my throat. I cough harshly as another petal falls into my hand, covered in little dots of blood.
''I have hanahaki, and I was hoping maybe you'd help because you're so kind and smart and open-minded and I thought m-maybe you wouldn't judge me.'' I trip over my words.
''Why would I judge you?'' he asks, shuffling closer to me. I cough again but nothing comes up this time which is good.
''B-because the person I like... it's a guy.'' I mumble.
''So you're gay, nothing wrong with that, so am I.'' Midoriya smiles. ''Oh, not gay but I'm pan which means I date anyone, disregarding their gender.'' he corrects.
''Oh...'' is all I can bring myself to say. I attempt to calm myself for a moment before speaking again. ''Well that's great to hear.'' I sigh in relief.
''I don't mean to intrude and you don't have to tell me but to solve the problem, it might help to tell me which guy you like.'' Midoriya says shyly. I shake my head softly before twiddling my thumbs again. ''That's okay but I'm here if you decide to tell me.'' he says quietly. I wish I could but he'd hate me for sure and didn't Bakugo say he had a girlfriend.
''Midoriya, I know this isn't my business but... I heard something about you having some 'asshole girlfriend'.'' I say with quotation marks around 'asshole girlfriend'. I look up and he has an unusual expression on his face. ''Sorry, just forget I said-'' I try to apologise but he cuts me off.
''We broke up a few weeks ago, that's the real reason I wasn't here. She did something really bad and I realised that I couldn't go on. I also realised I didn't like her romantically, I was 'stock-holmed' as my mother called it.'' he explains. I put my arms out to offer a hug and he graciously accepts.
''She doesn't deserve you.'' I say quietly and he nods a little, pulling away from the hug. I miss his warmth already. I cough again, no petals this time but it was chesty and took my breath away. I gasped for air slightly before breathing heavily. ''Sorry.'' I mutter under my breath.
''So, will you tell me what you know? About the disease I mean, I need to know as much as I can to help. A name would be nice.'' he says, the last part only a small grumble that was barely audible.
I explain to him what I know and he listens intently. We then open my computer to do more research about the surgery and other things like ways to slow the disease and stuff. Some of the things we learnt were worrying.
Sometimes, said person will harbour the hanahaki in its early stages of life for up to 2 months before symptoms appear and by then, it's grown so big that symptoms progress unnervingly quickly. This is because while the hanahaki flower grows, its petals fall off. When the symptoms do appear, said fallen petals have to clear out of the lungs. In a situation like this, surgery is needed almost immediately unless said persons crush admits feelings of love for said person in time.
There's no way... right?
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Breathless (Kirishima x Midoriya)
FanfictionIt started off as hanahaki Kirishima but that was only to give this story an interesting beginning while I created some sexual tension in a way and also so I didn't jump straight into the actual plot I had in mind but now it's just really long and I...